Android Operated

Smart Home
S U B MI T T E D B Y

ARCHANA NAIR A

1. Introduction
Operating of electrical appliances in home through Android mobile phones.
The controlling is done wirelessly.
Using the Wi-Fi feature.
Android boasts a healthy array of connectivity options.
The controlling device of the whole system is a Microcontroller.
Server module, 4-Relays board and LCD display are interfaced to the Microcontroller
The data received by the Server from Android smart phone is fed as input to the controller.
The controller acts accordingly on the Relays to switch connected electrical appliances.
Controller is loaded with a program written using Embedded C language.

2. Objectives

Controlling of AC
devices wirelessly
through mobile
phone.

Usage of Android
touchscreen smart
phone in performing
the task.

Wireless
transmission using
Wi-Fi.

Display of electrical
appliances status on
graphical display.

3. Literature Survey
1.

Alexandru-Corneliu Olteanu, George-Daniel Oprina, Nicolae pu and Sven Zeisberg,

Enabling mobile devices for home automation using ZigBee
In this paper author describes the use of android phones for home automation using ZigBee technology.
He investigates several methods to equip an Android device with a dongle capable of ZigBee communication.
Proposes a scalable architecture, with three abstraction layers, that scales over multiple communication channels.
Disadvantages
Network Range: ZigBee is restricted to Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), reaching 10-30meter in usual
applications.
Data transfer speed: Maximum speed in ZigBee networks is only 250kbps, fairly low than the
lowest Wi-Fi offers.

Literature Survey(contd)
2.

Nicholas Mulhern, Neil McCaffrey, Nicholas Beretta, Eugene Chabot PhD, Ying Sun
PhD University of Rhode Island Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical
Engineering Kingston, RI 02881, USA, Designing Android Applications using Voice
Controlled Commands For Hands free interaction with Common Household Devices

In this paper the author describes about utilizing assistive technology to aid persons with neuromuscular disabilities.
Communicating with house hold appliances through an android phone with Bluetooth technology.

Disadvantages
Bluetooth only has a range of 15 to 30 feet depending on the device.
Bluetooth uses the battery power of a particular device in order to operate

Literature Survey(contd)
3.

David Huggins-Daines, Mohit Kumar, Arthur Chan, Alan W Black, Mosur

Ravishankar, and Alex I. Rudnicky pocket sphinx: a free, real-time continuous speech
recognition system for hand-held devices

In this paper, author presents a preliminary case study on the porting and optimization of
CMU SPHINX-II.
Its a popular open source large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR)
system to hand-held devices.

Disadvantages
Need to train users for the efficient recognition of the speech.
Not feasible for disabled persons.

Existing System

4. Proposed System
We have designed a typical and simple Home Automation System using Wi-Fi technology.
That controls electrical devices at home from a remote location by a simple android smart phone.
This is achieved by sending a message to Server present at home which is in turn connected to a
hardware kit.
On receiving the message corresponding control message is transmitted to the microcontroller
which reads the message and controls the appropriate device.
This operation is performed by program written in assembly language code that is stored in the
flash memory which is in-built into the microcontroller.

Modules
Software Modules
1.

Admin

2.

The main control authority of the whole system is the admin.

Can Add or remove devices.
Responsible for dealing with user accounts.
Initiates the Server communication.

User

Needs to be registered by the Admin with a username an password in the System.

Uses Android application to login to the system.
Able to view the available devices.
Can control the devices from the Android application.

Hardware Modules
1.

Regulated Power Supply.

2.

Microcontroller.

3.

Android smart phone.

4.

PC/Server module.

5.

4-Relay board with driver.

6.

Crystal oscillator.

7.

Reset.

System Architecture

Circuit Diagram

Technologies Used
Googles Android Open Source Technology.
Wi-Fi technology.
Interfacing Server module to Microcontroller.
Electromagnetic Relay switching principles.
Interfacing of 4-Relay board to Microcontroller.
Embedded C programming.

Advantages
Can communicate with the home appliances from anywhere if client and server is connected to
same network. And is available.
Helps disabled people
Helps us in utilizing minimum energy by helping us switch off appliances just through a touch
command.
Easy to use.
Integrates all the electrical appliances so that they can be controlled together when needed.

5. DFD

6. Screenshots

LOGIN Server Module

ADMIN PANEL Server Module

ADD USER (Admin Panel) Server Module

ADD DEVICE (Admin Panel) Sever Module

USER LOGIN (Android App)

USER ACCNT.

USER MENU

DEVICE LIST

DEVICE CONTROL

System Requirements
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Microcontroller P89V51RD2
Relays circuit
7812/ 7805 voltage regulators for power supply
Power supply circuit
PC with Intel Pentium Duo Core Processor & 1 GB RAM
RS232 Port Cable
Android device 800MHz, 512MB RAM , 200MB ROM

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Embedded C.
Keil-c compiler.
Flash magic burner software.
Eclipse.
Android SDK, developer tools, and JDK.

7. Conclusion
Android smart phone is used as a remote control for operating the electrical appliances.
Android boasts a healthy array of connectivity options, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and wireless
data over a cellular connection
The controlling of appliances can be done either by using a Server Module
The controlling of appliances can be done even when the user is away from the home.
Multiple users can be added to provide access to the control of appliances.
Helpful for physically disabled persons specifically those who are unable to walk.

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Thank You!